Sports in Bahay Mail-In the Time of Kubo Votes a COVID-19 Repairs Boon in Our community Community In chimes in on how Action highlights Hawai‘i sports affect them the progress! during this time. Page 1 Page 1 Page 4 August 2020 · Vol 4 No8 FILIPINO AMERICAN VOICE • UPLIFTING OUR COMMUNITY FREE inside Vote By Mail Raises Turnout COVID-19 Supports Name Recognition Alfredo G. Evangelista | A SSISTANT EDITOR he first Statewide all vote by mail election T resulted in a higher turnout than in recent years Editor Vince Bagoyo, Jr. with over 406,425 of the deals with COVID-19 795,248 registered voters re- without sports. turning ballots. Turnout in p4 Maui County lagged behind the 51.1% statewide, with 43,873 or 42.7% of the regis- tered voter rolls participating. Ballots cast were well above the 34,105 or 36.2% recorded two years ago in the 2018 pri- mary; and the 26,993 or 29.6% recorded four years ago in the 2016 primary. The Jeny from this block! largest statewide Primary Sakada Offspring looks Election turnout was in 1994 at this Super Woman. (when then-Lt. Governor Ben p5 Cayetano won the Democratic nomination for Governor) This graphic shows the progression of Maui’s voters in the primary elections since 1996. where 307,904 residents cast GRAPHIC: ALFREDO EVANGELISTA ballots (269,854 at the polls). In local races, the most and State Rep. Lynn DeCoite GMO and anti-TMT activist Molokai seat and will face Re- hotly contested legislative race who held on to beat longtime Walter Ritte, 3,243—3,152 for publican Robin Vanderpol and involved sweet potato farmer native Hawaiian and anti- the East Maui, Läna‘i and see PRIMARY next page Eat a dragon like a fruit? Pitaya makes a hit on Maui. p15 SPORTS: On Timeout, Postponed or (Gasp) Canceled? Vanessa Joy Domingo ven as we go to press, Hawai‘i is a football member the situation for col- announced on August 10 it Elege and professional was postponing the fall foot- sports is unclear due to ball season.) COVID-19. (In The Big Ten Hawai‘i, most (Illinois, Indi- high school ana, Iowa, sports for the Maryland, “Go Hurricanes!” Once upon a time in Miami, in what now seems fall including Michigan, Michi- like an alternative reality … football and basketball are gan State, Minnesota, Ne- PHOTO COURTESY VANESSA JOY DOMINGO postponed while the Moun- braska, Northwestern, Ohio tain West Conference of State, Penn State, Purdue, which the University of see SPORTS MANIA p.3 their signature on file. Primary … None of the other legislative races held much drama as incumbents Troy from p. 1 Hashimoto (District 8 - Wailuku Wai- Aloha ‘Äina Theresa Kapaku in the he‘e), Angus McKelvey (District 10 - general. District 13 Democratic pri- West Maui), Tina Wildberger (District mary voters favored DeCoite by a nar- 11 - South Maui), Kyle Yamashita row 91 votes after the third printout. (District 12 - Upcountry) all handily DeCoite led from the initial count of beat challengers. Troy Hashimoto of mostly mailed ballot received by Fri- Hashimoto and Yamashita won District 8, Wailuku, Waihe‘e, was one of the day by 104 their seats outright in the primary by recent incumbets hand- votes. The defeating two progressive ily beating his chal- Maui candidates sup- lengers in the polls. ‘Ohana ported by former backed Ritte Kaua‘i State Sena- reduced the tor cum anti-GMO gap to just 29 activist Gary Hoos- votes after the er’s Pono Coalition, second summa- educator Ka‘apuni ry print out Aiwohi and farmer that included Simon Russell the walk in and (who was also additional backed by the mailed ballots. Maui ‘Ohana). Hawai‘i’s Act Winning 60% of 135 (2019) re- the ballots cast, Ya- quired a manda- mashita enjoyed an tory recount for easier night than margins of victo- the nail-biter Pri- ry of 100 or less maries he experi- Incumbent or one-quarter enced in 2016 and Kyle Yamashita of of one percent of 2018 against now- District 12, Upcountry, the votes cast, Mahi Pono consult- was re-elected to his whichever is ant Tiare seat as State Represen- greater. The Clerk Lawrence, handily out- tative. had seventy-two hours polling former Board of to conduct the mandatory re- Agriculture member Russell, count and DeCoite increased her 4,133—2,874. lead by one vote. There is also the sit- Yamashita nevertheless said it was uation of voters having five business hard to compare the three races. days from the date of the election to Known for particularly distinctive sign correct any ballots that were unsigned waving, he said, “We did more of or whose signatures did not match see PRIMARY p.8 Calico Building Services in Hawai‘i is Hiring Maintenance Techs on O‘ahu! • This offer is for full time positions paying $16 to $20 per hour, 40 hours per week. • We offer health and dental insurance, paid holidays, vacation and sick time off. • Weekend and holiday availability work is required. We are flexible and want to find you a schedule that works with your needs. If interested, submit your resume to: Ariadne Comparan [email protected] 2 | Fil-Am Voice | August 2020 | Vol 4 • No 8 Gil Keith-Agaran enjoyed Yale's upset in the opening round of the 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament. Alfredo Evangelista and his wife Basilia at the 2016 USC vs Notre Dame game. PHOTO COURTESY GIL KEITH-AGARAN PHOTO COURTESY ALFREDO EVANGELISTA UH Rainbow Warrior Men’s Volleyball enough as the college presidents heed- to Homecoming because one of the team fan Wilipaki Barbero enjoys going Sports Mania … ed the medical advice. classes that is honored during Home- to the games. “In a year where both of my alma coming is the class that is celebrating PHOTO COURTESY WILIPAKI BARBERO from p. 1 maters (Yale and Cal) are expected to its 40th reunion which would be the Rutgers, and Wisconsin) announced have banner years, I am disappoint- Class of 1980–my class. I was so when there’s the Big 12 Conference plans on August 11 to cancel fall col- ed,” said Gil Keith-Agaran. “But we looking forward to meeting my class- that has already canceled their season. lege football and to play in the spring. are in the middle of a pandemic and mates at the game and bumping into On a side note I am also a fan of my The PAC 12 (Arizona, Arizona State, safety remains key for us as a commu- Charles White, Paul McDonald, Brad Alma Mater, University of Hawai‘i. I’m California, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon nity to move forward. Until a vaccine Budde and Anthony Munoz.” kind of bummed about the Mountain State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, and better understanding of the virus “I’ve been a USC fan since the Pete West Conference cancelling the sea- Washington, Washington State) imme- is understood, all activities will change Carroll era. I’ve enjoyed watching son. Better safe than sorry.” diately followed suit. With two Power- especially the ability to have specta- Reggie Bush, Matt Leinart, and a high Cancellation of the fall college foot- Five Conferences cancelling fall col- tors and fans attending games in per- school classmate of mine, Kaluka Ma- ball season was not totally unexpect- lege football, the others (ACC, BIG12, son.” iava,” said Donnie Dadiz. “You always ed. Already, COVID-19 caused the SEC) may also cancel. The movement “I’m really saddened at the cancel- have the Trojans up there competing 2020 Summer Olympics to be post- #WeWantToPlay started by college lation,” said Alfredo Evangelista. “My in a bowl game in hopes of a Monday poned to 2021 making it the first time football players including several USC Trojans were ready to have a night date for the National Champi- in history that an Olympiad was post- prominent names obviously was not great season and I was hoping to go onship game. #FightOn. 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Evangelista. No Professional Sports to Watch During COVID-19 Lockdown … Suspension of professional sports initially left me disappointed. IMAGE COURTESY OF HTTPS://WWW.INSIDER.COM/FANATICS-TEAM-FACE-MASKS The Bahay Kubo that sits at Kepaniwai Park in ‘Ïao Valley is a great testament to our Filipino heritage and way of life in the Philippines. hen the suspension of nephew also got involved and P HOTOS: BASILIA EVANGELISTA professional sports was made a couple of planter boxes for first announced at the my wife’s vegetable garden. Actu- BAHAY KUBO HERITAGE FOUNDATION W beginning of the ally, it is refreshing to be working The renovation by the Bahay Kubo nations can also be mailed to Bahay COVID-19 pandemic a together in our yard, tending to Heritage Foundation of the roof of the Kubo Heritage Foundation, 32 Hapua few months ago, I was frustrated, our little garden.